M.
Llandudno, on the Great Orme's Head (Vol. v., p. 175.).
—L. G. T. will find, in Wanderings in North Wales, by William Cathrall, published by W.S. Orr and Co., the following answer to his Query:—
"There are several copper mines conducted here with great success. In October, 1849, the miners in the course of their labours, broke into an immense cavern, the roof of which, being one mass of stalactite, reflected back their lights with dazzling splendour. On examination the work turned out to be an ancient work, probably Roman, the benches, stone hammers, &c. used by that ancient people, having been found entire, together with many bones of mutton. The bones were to all appearance as fresh, though impregnated with copper, as they were when denuded of their fleshy covering, after remaining, as they must have done, nearly 2000 years in the bowels of the earth. The cavern is about forty yards long."
The date of the cavern is, therefore, long anterior to the Catholic times.
WM. DURRANT COOPER.
Brozier (Vol. ii., p. 44.).
—An Essex clergyman, who agrees with MR. GATTY in deriving the word from the Greek verb Βρωσκω, to devour, or eat like a beast, observes, that we still describe that act when we speak of "the browsing cattle." He also mentions that when he was at Westminster, the word was there used in the same sense as at Eton, and he well recollects one of his schoolfellows broziered to such an extent that his life was despaired of.
BRAYBROOKE.